Day 4 - Wakeboarded!

MinhTri - Millie - Tim - Yury - Me

Today's workout and "diet".....SHOT!

I started off the morning on the right foot with a protein shake w/PB and strawberries.

Got to Vasa Park early. Set up a bit. Ran to Safeway and Rite Aid to pick up some more stuff.

By the time I get back to the park, the caterer was set up and the boat was ready to go!

Millie and I decide to "test" the boat before more people show up.

As we near the shore, I see the boat and.....

WAKEBOARDS!!!

I've always wanted to try and what better time than now?! Unfortunately, the guy driving the boat was not very good with direction or teaching.

So my first attempt...fail. On his part. Boat died.

Second attempt...fail. On my part. I tumbled.

I decide to wait till Tim - the "pro" - shows up. If anyone can teach me he can! So we just go around the lake for awhile before heading back to land.

By the time we get back, it's lunch time:

Potato Salad

Pasta Salad

Grilled Chicken burger w/mustard, tomotoes, pickles, jalapenos, and only the bottom bun.

2 glasses of wine

Tim eventually shows up. MinhTri finally shows up and I talk her into wakeboarding with me and Tim =) YES!

He gave us a quick "land" lesson of what to expect and how to react. This little lesson actually helped.We finally get our turn on the boat and away we go! I gotta say....Tim is AWESOME out there! Makes it seem so effortless.

MinhTri goes next...and she stands up on the second try. Good job! She tried like 6 or 7 more times but it was a no go.

So I go next. First try... flop. Second... nope. Third......

YES!!! To my surprise....I'm standing. Then amazingly I'm able to turn my board and ride.

THIS IS AWESOME! I'm going....and going....and going....

But my forearms get tired so I motion to stop.

I'M HOOKED! Next purchase......WAKEBOARD.

Hope the weather keeps up till next weekend cuz I'm definitely down to rent a boat for the day!

Before we knew it it was 4pm - picnic over. Bye bye boat. =(

We walk back towards our shed... the caterer didn't leave any of the salads or fruit. Ugh. STARVING.

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I promised a friend I'd meet them at Lucky Strike for a WWW event from 5-7.

I don't get there till about 6:15. Still starving. But what is the first thing I do? Head to the bar and up a drink. Ciroc Coconut on the rocks. Good quick buzz.

Find my friend.

Finally get to order some food:

Salmon bites w/mashed potatoes (and yum...I haven't had potatoes since last Thanksgiving).

Shrimp Baguettes

Another drink

I head home.... pick up some sushi and a bowl of miso soup for a "real" dinner.

It's 1:11AM and I'm starving again. Guess I'll just "fill up" with water and try to get some zzzzzz.